The National Assembly approved the no-confidence motion by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 were needed. Amid the political crisis, President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday evening.

Barnier is expected to resign after French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government is in tatters after he lost a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes. France's far-right and left-wing forces joined together to vote to oust Mr Barnier after just a few months in the job,